Combined top and front-door lock



July 3, 1928.

J. RITTER, JR

COMBINED TOP AND FRONT DOOR LOCK Filed Sept. 12, 1927 z sheets-sneer. 2

Patented July 3, i 1928.

oww-Eo STATES JUilfsfiiTTylr, OFzRACINE, WISGOISINQASSIGNOR T HARTMANN TRUNK COM- PANY, OF RACINE,` WISCONSIN,

A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

COMBINED `'roi'` AND FRONT-Doon Loox.

Application ill'edSe'ptevmber 12,` 1927.' Serial No. 218,986.

This invention relates to improvements in combined top and front door locks.

Wardrobe trunks are usually divided/vertically into two parts to'torrn a. wardrobe section and a drawer section;` `The two sections are hinged Atogether to swing horizon tally to open or closed position7 and one of the sections is formed with^ an upper `open end closed by a top' cover. The wardrobe m section is provided with garmenthhangers for ususpending' outer wearing apparel there-V on, and'fthe other section isprovidedwith drawersfor holdingl other articles of wear.

Trunks of 'this type are often left" in open l5 position in rooms,with the .resultthat the garments inthe wardrobe section are` eX- posedto ,dust Iand surreptitious removal, un-

le'ss tliesections are `closed and locked.

`It is .One off 'the object sof `the present 4in-` -vention to overcome the ,before mentioned|` objectionable' nfeatures, and provide a ward` robentrunk having inner top,` and 'Hfront covers, for VYthe Awardoloe section, and locks foiysaid covers which wil1"protect` they contents ofgsaidfsectionfv,

A urthenobjectfof "theinventio'n is to'A provide acoinbined top andfir'ont door lock mounted on thc i inner top `cover and 4the :front door ,and arranged "so that the lnoveor closed position will'` unlock-or lock' the front door. f c i A` further object ofthe invention is to providefa combined top and front door lock wliichfis; of simple construction, is, strongand durable: andis" weiliadapted forl the purpose described. i v d i With the above and `other objects inview7 the ,invention consists of the improved `corn-A bined .top .t cover. .and front door lock and its parts; andllcombinations, asl set forthinthe claims, ,and tall fl-quixralents thereof.' In the accompanying drawing lin which the same referenceV charactersindicate the same parts in. all; ,of 1the views;

Fig. fl is a, front of a` wardrobe trunk shown: in, open position Yand prowldedwlth i the .improved combined top iand iront door lock' i,

Figisa vertical sectional view .of Itho upperportion of ithetrunk ,with the parts shown .in.c1osedposition ;v v

Fi ,3`is afnont vewiof a portion of 'the tron ,xshow' the inner` door and ithetop i t@ weer in elosiipetdni,

` ment ofthe` inner topcrwer .towards its open portion; oflthe wardrobe section 8 is Fig. .iis a. front view ofafragmentary portion of the two trunk sections;

Fig. ois a front view of `a fragmentary` portion oflthe upper partfof the trunk, the inner door being shown in closed position; Fig. 6 is a central vertical sectional view through'the upper -portion of the wardrobe section offthe trunk showing the top cover in `closed position; and

Fig. 7 vis asectional detail view taken `on line 7-7 of Fig. 3, 1 Referring to the drawings, thenurneral 8 indicates the wardrobe section and' 9 the drawer sectionof a wardrobe trunk; The

two sections are hinged together toswing horizontallyI to openor closed position, and the wardrobe section is formed with an open top 8"\wliich isl closed by a top` cover 10 hinged to the upper forward 'edge of the drawer' section 9." Said cover swings -for'- wardly over the open end of the wardrobe section Whensaid section is in closed position. The wardrobe section is provided with opposite side rails -11, garment hangers 11 slidablyinounted thereon, and a garment retainer l2, while the other section 9 'is provided With a plurality of slidable drawers 13 forholding other articles of wear. An inner front door or cover llirconnecte'd to the inner edge portion of the wardrobe section whichis hinged to the drawer section 9'by hinges it, is arranged to coverlthe front open portion of the wardrfobe section. An inner top cover 16" connected to the upper edge portion of. the VVfront door 14 by@ piano hinge 17 isadapted toextend over and cover theup er open end of the wardrobe section when t e front door 14 is inclosed position. When in open position, the top cover 16 may be swung outwardlyl and downwardly on the outer sideof thefront door 14, as shown in Figs. l Aand 5. The outer edge rovided with a vertical1`7 extending frgme member 18 having elongatedV slots 19 formed. thereinwhich are adapted to receive hook shaped bolts 20`1nounted on the reciprocal locking bar 21. Said bar 21` is reciprocally connected to the front door, and at its upper end is pivotalfly connectedto the top cover 16` by a link 22, so that when the front door is closed and the top .cover is swung to closed positioinfthe bolts 20 willbe' `moved"down were? `imo; `locking enggement with the tienev portions 19 ofthe reine member i8.Y

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The fra-me member' is also provided with a lower elongated slot 19, which receives the guide bolt when the front door 14 1s swung to closed 4position to aline the door vertically with the trunk section and to prevent surreptitiously disengaging the bolts from the slotted portions oi the trame.

The inner top cover 16 oit the wardrobe section is providcdwith a keyed locking member 23 adjacent its hinged edge which has an elongated bolt 21, and said bolt eX- tends through the cover to the opposite edge thereof, and is adapted to lockingly engage the escutcheon plate 25 secured to the rear upper edge portion of the wardrobe section, as shown in Figq. The locking member 23, when the cover is in closed position, extends through an opening 25 formed in the inner lront door 14 to permit the use of a key (not shown). A coiled spring 211 surrounding the bolt, yieldingly holds the bolt in itsl locking position. To unlock the top cover, the key is turned to unlocked position, and the bolt lever 26 is then pulled upwardly to release the bolt from the escutcheon plate 25. Then in unlocked position, the top cover may then be swung upwardly, and in swinging, the link connection 22 between the top cover and the reciprocal bar 21 will slide the bar upwardly and unlock the bolts 20 from the trame member 18, so that said door may be swung to open position. The link 22 has a slot and pin connection 22 with the front door 14 to permit the top cover being vswung against the outer side of the front door, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

The lront door carries a shoe box 27, and the nardrobe section is provided with a guard member 2S whichfis hinged to the inner side of the wardrobe section 8 adjacent the trunk section hinges, and is engaged by the inner side oi the shoe box and is moved to closed position thereby. Said member 28 serves as a guard to prevent apparel supported from the hangers from entering between the hinged side of the shoe box and the adjacent side otl the trunk section. A cushion 29` is mounted on the lower side of the inner top cover, and is adapted to engage the garment hangers 11 and the garments draped thereon. lThe outer top cover 10 is also provided with a cushion 30 which bears against the inner top cover to reinforce the same when in closed position.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the combined top and front door lock is ot very simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a wardrobe trunk formed of two hinged together sections swingable horizontally to open position, one of said sections having an open top and front and an inner top cover and an inner front cover, Qt a locking means therefor, comprislng a. manually controlled lock for the inner top cover, and a locking means for the inner front door actuated by the movement of the inner top cover towards open or closed position.

2. The combination with a wardrobe trunk formed of two hinged together sections swingable horizontally to open position, one of said sections having an open top and front and an inner top cover and-aninner front door, of a locking means therefor, comprising a manually controlled lock for the inner top cover, a reciprocal locking means for the inner front door, and a connection between the inner top cover and the reciprocal locking means for moving said locking means to a locking position when the top cover is swung towards a locked position.

3.' The combination withY a wardrobe trunk formed of two hinged together sections swingable horizontally to open posi tion, one of said sections having an open top and front and an inner top cover and an inner front door, of a locking means therefor, comprising a manually controlled lock for the inner top cover, a -slotted frame member forminor part of the trunk section, a bar reciprocaly mounted on the inner front door and having hook like projections which lockingly enter the slots of the frame member, and a slotted link connection between the upper portion of the reciprocal bar Vand the top cover for actuating the locking bar to locking position when the top cover is swung towards closed'position.

4. The combination with a wardrobe trunk formed of two hinged together sections swingable horizontally to open position, one of said sections having an open top and front and an inner top cover and an inner front door, of -a locking means therefor, comprising a top cover locking member carried by the coverand having a locking bolt at one end and a keyed lock at its other end for locking the bolt in locked position, a reciprocal bar carried by the front door and having a projecting hook, the trunk section having a slotted member which is engaged by the projecting hook, and a link connection between the reciprocal bar and the top cover for actuating said bar to locking position when the top cover is swung towards closed position.

5. The combination with a wardrobe trunk Aformed of two hinged together" sections swingable horizontally to open position, one of said sections having an open top and front and an inner top cover and an inner iront door, of a locking means therefon'comprising a top cover locking member carried by the cover and having a locking bolt at one end and a keyed lock at its'other end for locking the bolt vin lockedjposition, a bolt lever mountgd in the upper portion of the `top cover between the bolt and the keyed lock for moving the bolt to unlocking osition, a reciprocal bar carried by the ront door and having a projecting hook, the trunk section having a slotted member which is engaged by the projecting hook, and a link connection between the reciprocal bar and the top cover for actuating said bar to locking position when the top cover is swung towards closed position. Y f

6. The combination with a Wardrobe trunk formed of two hinged together sections swingable horizontally to open position, one of said section-s having an open top and front and an inner top cover and an inner front door, of alocking means therefor, comprising a top cover locking member carried by the cover and having a locking bolt at one end and a keyed lock at its other end for locking the bolt in looking position, a

coiled spring for normally holdin the bolt yieldingly in locking position, a olt lever mounted in the upper portion of the to cover between the bolt and the keyed locl for moving the bolt to unlocking position, the said trunk section having elongated slots, a reciprocal bar carried by the front door and having outwardly projecting hook like bolts Whichlockingly enter some of the slots, a link having a pin and slot connection with the upper end portion of the reciprocal bar and with an edge portion of the top cover and moved thereby, and a xed bolt member carried by the front door and entering one of the elongated slots for guiding and holding the door in locking position.

Intestimony whereof, Iafiix my signature.

JULIUS RITTER, JR. 

